All eyes are on Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma as the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 draws near. Expectations are high for the seasoned opener to produce and lead the Men in Blue to T20 World Cup 2024 triumph despite an abysmal showing at bat in the just ended IPL 2024.
In 36 innings at the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has amassed 963 runs at an average of 34.39 and a strike rate of 127.88. Nine half-centuries are included in his record. In the history of the competition, the veteran has represented India in the most T20 World Cup matches.
Now that he has 965 runs and is no longer playing for Australia, Chris Gayle leads the record of batsmen with the most runs for a team in T20 World Cup history, and Rohit Sharma needs only three more to pass him. In addition, Rohit is only 54 runs away from exceeding the record of 1016 runs recorded in the T20 World Cup by legendary Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene.
With 319 runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup, former India captain Virat Kohli now owns the record for most runs in a single edition of the competition. One of the most prolific T20 hitters of all time, Kohli has amassed 1141 runs overall in five T20 World Cup editions.
Having participated in all eight ICC T20 World Cup tournaments, Rohit Sharma now holds the record for the second-most sixes for India in T20 World Cup history.
By smashing 35 sixes for India at the T20 World Cup, the senior opener set this record. With 63 sixes in 31 innings, Chris Gayle of the West Indies is still at #1 on this list.
Having played in 39 games throughout the previous eight editions of the tournament, Rohit holds the record for most caps in the competition's history.
The Indian captain avoided former Sri Lankan star Tillakaratne Dilshan in 2022 despite the player making 35 appearances.
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh currently has 36 T20 WC appearances, behind Rohit on this list.
Matches Played: 36
Total Runs: 963
Average: 34.39
Strike-Rate: 127.16
Highest Score: 79*
Fifties: 9
Sixes: 35 (second highest in T20 World Cup history)
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